Answer
$(2x + 3)(x + 1)$
Work Step by Step
Rearrange the expression with two middle terms that can be factored with the outer terms:
$2x^2 + 5x + 3$
$2x^2 + 2x + 3x + 3$
$2x(x + 1) + 3(x + 1)$
$(2x + 3)(x + 1)$
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305071751
ISBN 13:
978-1-30507-175-9
Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Algebraic Expressions - 1.3 Exercises - Page 34: 101
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